Completely Conspicuous 607: My Poor Brain

Completely Conspicuous

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of 1997.

Show notes:

• Jay's non-top 5 albums: Cornershop, Yo La Tengo, Elliott Smith, Chris Whitley, Portishead, Ween
• Phil's #5 and Jay's #4: Ben Folds Five's breakthrough with piano-driven snark
• Phil's #4: Third album from Sleater-Kinney features Janet Weiss' debut on drums
• Phil's #3: Elliott Smith's lo-fi folk got a boost from Good Will Hunting
• Jay's #3: Built to Spill with another of their epic '90s releases
• Phil's #2: Dylan makes a triumphant return
• When artists stop writing new material
• Jay's #2: A masterful release from Pavement
• Phil's #1 and Jay's #5; Second Foo Fighters album establishes Grohl and his band as a musical force
• Jay's #1: Radiohead reaches new heights on its third album
• How Jay learned to love Radiohead
• Favorite songs: "My Poor Brain" (Phil), "Karma Police" (Jay)

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The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.